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makiwara

UK/mæ.kɪˈwɑː.ɹə/US/ˌmɑ.kiˈwɑ.ɹə/

makiwara noun: a padded post used for hitting practice in karate.

Noun

makiwara (plural makiwaras)

  1. A padded post used for hitting practice in karate.
    • There’s a weight lifting and elliptical machine, a recumbent bicycle, a heavy bag, a punching dummy and a makiwara, which is a punching board that focuses your punching and turns your hands into bricks.2023 May 14, Alix Strauss, “How the Head of a Filmmaking Center Spends His Sundays”, in The New York Times

Forms of makiwara

pluralmakiwaras

Origin of makiwara

Borrowed from Japanese 巻藁.

Questions about makiwara

What does makiwara mean?
Makiwara means a padded post used for hitting practice in karate.
What part of speech is makiwara?
Makiwara is a noun.
How do you pronounce makiwara?
Makiwara is pronounced /mæ.kɪˈwɑː.ɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of makiwara?
The plural of makiwara is makiwaras.

Words near makiwara in the dictionary

  1. Makit
  2. Makita
  3. Makitas
  4. makitra
  5. makitras
  6. makiwara
  7. makiwaras
  8. Makiyivka
  9. makizushi
  10. Makka
  11. Makkah

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